Chapter 386 – Visit The Plum Garden! (2/2)

As she had said, the years living in Jiangnan city were the happiest time in her life.

After coming to Tiandu, because of the constraints due to her ident.i.ty and status, she had to retrain her emotions and be a careful and cautious little girl.

It was only in wilderness, with only her most trusted people accompanying her, that she reverted to her true nature, becoming a happy and carefree little girl.

Cui Xiaoxin shuttled through the plum forest, seemingly very familiar with the wild plum trees in this area.

It wasn't until when she was panting for breaths that she stopped under a huge plum tree.

Cui Xiaoxin pointed to the large plum tree blossoming with red plum flowers and with waist-thick branches, and smiled: “when I was small, it was already very big. It is the biggest plum tree in this plum forest. I had always called it 'The King of Trees'. Later I went to Tiandu and haven't visited it in several years. I did not expect it to have grown this big, I was able to spot it from the other plum trees at a glance——”

Li Muyang also began to appreciate the plum tree, like he was understanding a part of Cui Xiaoxin's life, and entering into a little world that no other people knew of.

Cui Xiaoxin turned to Li Muyang. “Senior Li Mu, let's draw this Tree king, what do you think?”

“Yes.” Li Muyang bowed.

Hearing the Young Miss's order, Ning Xinhai immediately set down the easel, while Taohong and Liulu were busying setting up the painting tools.

Taohong was about to help grind the ink when Cui Xiaoxin refused.

Cui Xiaoxin looked over at Li Muyang, saying: “can I bother Senior Li Mu to help me grind the ink? The teacher said that the depth of the ink is extremely important in the way of painting. It helps create a foundation for the painting. If the ink is too heavy or an uneven color, it will affect the result.”

“Happy to help.” Li Muyang said aloud, pulled up his sleeves, took the ink stone from Liulu's hand and set it on the little desk and gently began to grind the inkstone.

Taohong and Liulu stood to one side, while Ning Xinhai was studying Li Muyang with his brows knitted in a frown.

“Why would Miss be so close to a driver?”

Cui Xiaoxin cast a glance over to Taohong and Liulu. “You two go play, don't stand there watching like two tree stumps, it will affect my mood to paint.”

“Miss——”

“Go ahead.”

Taohong and Liulu exchanged a look with each other, and then with a strange smile on their face walked away.

Cui Xiaoxin then turned around to look at Ning Xinhai, who then helplessly turned towards a boulder not far away. He brushed away the snow on the boulder and sat down, nodding off to sleep.

When the people around had all scattered, Cui Xiaoxin finally let out a gentle sigh, and looked at Li Muyang to say, “We finally can speak.”

Li Muyang's heart 'thudded'. Did Cui Xiaoxin deliberately bring him to this Plum garden of West Mountain and sent away all the servants and bodyguard to expose him?

How should he respond if she asks him if he is Li Muyang?

Tell the truth, or continue to hide his ident.i.ty?

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